Second year head coach Bob Davie and the New Mexico Lobos football team are headed back to the practice field.

But before the Lobos get ready for the upcoming season, the team held its annual media day.

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More than 100 players make up this year's team and 79 of them are on scholarship. While Davie and company have a 100 percent retention rate, the team is young.

''I would imagine we're the youngest team in the country that 70 percent of your team is first and second year players is an unbelievable number,'' Davie said. ''On paper there's no reason to think we'll be better but I'll be extremely disappointed if we're not better.''

The Lobos won four games during the 2012 campaign, that's more victories than the previous three seasons combined.

''Our goal is to go to a bowl game. We never look short of that, we don't workout year round to lose a game or go home early. So pretty much not being home for Christmas is our goal,'' running back Kasey Carrier said.

The Lobos will begin training camp on Monday, Aug. 5th and play their season opener against the University of Texas San Antonio at University Stadium on Aug. 31st.

UNM finished 2012 with a 4-9 overall record and 1-9 in Mountain West Conference play.